Effective Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis of DO178C Level A Software.

This paper presents the industrial experience of applying an approach to Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET) Analysis that combines analysis and measurement to support a newly developed embedded microprocessor. It outlines an effective method that provides robust results to support certification requirements and offers additional business advantages. The approach outlined in this paper is shown to have been made possible through the use of a highly-structured software architecture, reuse of existing test cases, careful hardware design and use of a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) toolset: RapiTime provided by Rapita Systems Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]